Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-15
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
SPEAKER CaBDwEtL ASSou,cr. prs
APPoIsTkEars.
Ihe eyers-scott-MocAbe Resolution, in
the senate-MahOns and Riddlobsrxer
Discussed in the House.

hurt, President pro tenn. PRAYER wa,
offered by Rev. DIR. r. p. Kerr, pas
tor OF the First Presbyterian church.
Mr.. Staples, of Henry. who had beer
detained at home by sickness in hi,
met. Wv 'O''
REFoRrED FROM COMMITTEES.
Whom the standing committees were
eaIed Mr.. Berry reported the following
Dlns nom General Laws--the first re.
ported this session: To incorporate the
trustees CT the Baptist State Mission
Board to amend and re-enact section
OF an act - INCORPORATE the Bristol.
SooGson Water Company, approved
Nay 20, 1857 10 declare valid the deed
from the trustees of ST. Luke's Protest.
ant Episcopal church, in Amherst conn.
ty, to q. ID. Meriwether TO prevent
county and district school and corpora
ton officers and school trustees from
purchasing county and corporation war.
rants and school claims with amend.
mcrtsl.
The bill providing special game law
foc Buckingham county was referred tc
the Committee on Fish aud Game.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Staples (by reouest) Petition
for the relief OF A. j. Bishop from the
payment Of fine of Sl00 imposed upon
him by the County Court of Patrick, on
the 9TH day of August, 1887, for making
an assault upon Mis-. Yeats by striking
her with a rock. The trouble was the
result Of quarrel between two mothers
over acts of their children.
BY Mr.. Hurt: Petition fer the relief
OF billiard hughes, Jr., from the pay.
ment Of fine of S25 imposed upon him
by the County Court of Plttsylvana in
December, 1886, for using improper Ian
euage IN court. Judge Coles asks that
the fine be remitted.
BY Mr.. Arthur: Bill TO amend section
l OF chapter ii of an act to fix the times
for holding the terms of the Circuit
Court of Bedford county, approved Jan
Uary II, 1882.
BY Mr.. Mcdonald: Bill extending the
time to +. ". Payne, late treasurer OF
King George county, for the collection
OI certain taxes ana leNleS.
BY Mr.. Hodges: To incorporate the
Samaritan Beneficial Society.
ACTION POSTPONED.
The first matter reached on the calen.
dar was Mr.. Bibb's Joint resolution pro-
viding for the appointment of a special
joint committee ou the public debt In
the absence of its patron it was passed by.
Mr.. Rhea's resolution to provide for
submitting to the qualified voters of the
State the question of a constitutional
convention next came up, and was on his
motion referred to the Committee for
Courts of Justice.
Mr.. Dalton's resolution fixing Monday
next as the time for the election of cleo
toral boards was on his motion referred
to the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tious.
AYERS, SCOTT, M'CABE.
Mr.. Heator's resolution of thanks TO
Attorney-General Rufus A. Ayers and
Commonwealth Attorneys John Scott
and j. b. McCabe for their action in
testing the validity of the order of the
United States Circuit Court came up as
a matter of unfinished business.
Mr.. Koiner desired to say in explana-
ton Of the vote he was about to cast ind
the action that the Senate would no
doubt take that no disrespect was meant
to the Federal judiciary.
Mr. Gordon said that any inference
that might be drawn from his vote was
all right that ne was going to vote for
the resolution from conscientious con-
yictiOns.
Mr.. Hubbard said that while he had the
kindest feelings toward the Attorney
General and other State officials, he did
not think it necessary to thank them for
doing their duty, which was all they had
done.
IT's PATRON SPEAKS.
Mr.. Heaton said he bad expected the
resolution would pass without the slight
est oppos tion, AS it was matter III
which each party aud the whole State
were Interested These officers had as
sumed entire responsibility and been
brought 10y force and Incarcersted in a
dismal Jail. He hoped it would not be
considered a political question, for these
men had brought about decision which
determined the rights OF Virginia, and the
entire LEGISLATURE should voice the peo-
pie in giving thanks to them when they
have triumphed in an important legal
war. 1--WE should pass these resolu-
tons" said he, "and send themto those
officers. that future generations may
witness a memorial OF the appreciation
Of the State of the action of her officers
in going to prison to sustain her rights.
He also thought they should lie IN the
archives of the Capitol building as mat
ters of record.
Mr.. Wickham thought the resolutions
perhaps went little too far in their decla-
ration as to the result accomplished
also. that it Disseminated between the
officers. He said Auditors Marye and
Ruflin were even more anxious TO go 10
ieil than those who were incarcerated.
He said he was and had always been n
State's-rights man and be believed the
decision just.
Mr.. Mcdonald moved TO send the
resolution to the Committee for Courts
of Justice.
ADOPTED.
The Senate refused to refer the mat
ter. and the vote Was taken on the reso-
luton. which was adopted and com
m.nicated 10 the House. Mr.. Wick
ham first voted "Aye and then
changed to "No." Mr.. Mills (Hepub-
icau1, OF Wise, did not want to vote at
all. but it was demanded that the ahsen-
tees should be called, and he still re-
fusing 10 vote. the Chair recorded hun
IN toe negative. After changes were
made the fnal result YVES as fellows
AYEs -MessrA Arthur. barnes, blackstone,
Dei.ou. Dudley. Edniuuds EtysoD, FoiSor. Cor
don. Harrison, Ueaton, Houston. Hef, Jones
hoiuer. icyensttiu, Nc0re. hee', khva, Snoo',
Stables. Stuhbs i6ymau, and Ni.iauis-Hi.
NOEs -Ncssri. hckCr tnTneti, lluhneI 1ee'
Gillespie, Grigcs Hodges, tiuDaril L'cyc. Mci on
AID. Milis, Nance, kawiiaes, ani ~IckL&ia-It
Adjourned OF l2:i5.
sROuSe OF DeiegStPs.
Tho House met at noon-Speaker
Cardwtll in the chair. No prayer
COMMITTEES.
The Clerk announced the following
committees appointed 10y the Speaker
p,iv,leees and Elections: Messra n. y. Pollsr,l,